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The Latest Breaking News from Ryan Salame

Former FTX executive Ryan Salame, who bought a private jet while working for the crypto exchange, to plead guilty

His plea follows similar deals for two other FTX executives, Gary Wang and Caroline Ellison.

Fortune

Caroline Ellison kept a memo called ‘Things Sam Is Freaking Out About,‘ and prosecutors plan to use it

The DOJ is laying out the evidence it wants to use in its upcoming trial against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.

Fortune

How George Santos and Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX are connected by campaign contributions

The disgraced figures both wielded political donations for influence.

Fortune

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'Classic rush to judgment': Sam Bankman-Fried seeking to dismiss all but 3 criminal charges

The disgraced founder's lawyers describe the government's response as "dramatic—and troubling."

Fortune

FTX Collapse: Bankman-Fried Receives Very Bad News

A former lieutenant of SBF, Nishad Singh, pleaded guilty to fraud and is cooperating with investigators looking into the crypto exchange's bankruptcy.

The Street

Another top lieutenant turns on FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried as Nishad Singh pleads guilty

Singh was an early employee at Alameda and a prodigious Democratic donor.

Fortune

Bankman-Fried Flooded Politicians with Millions of Dollars From FTX Clients, Prosecutors Say

Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange founder allegedly used a straw donor scheme to gain influence in Washington D.C, new court documents show.

The Street

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FTX Collapse: Sam Bankman-Fried's Legal Troubles Mount

The disgraced crypto king faces four new criminal charges from prosecutors.

The Street

Bankman-Fried fraud indictment cites 2 unnamed co-conspirators

Fresh charges against FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried include references to a pair of co-conspirators the U.S. says were involved in illegally seeking to influence the regulation of digital assets.

Tribune News Service

Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX straw donors made tens of millions of dollars in illegal political contributions, DOJ alleges

New counts were unsealed against the disgraced FTX founder on Thursday.

Fortune

Bankman-Fried used customer funds for campaign largesse, charges say

Customer money bankrolled millions in political donations made by former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, federal prosecutors say.

Roll Call

FTX leaders’ political donations topped $1M weeks before bankruptcy

WASHINGTON — FTX executives, including former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, spent at least $1 million on contributions across the political spectrum in the weeks before the company’s bankruptcy, including a large donation to Senate Republican leadership.

Tribune News Service

FTX leaders' political donations topped $1M weeks before bankruptcy - Roll Call

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and others gave $1 million in contributions across the political spectrum before the company’s bankruptcy.

Roll Call

FTX asks for its political donations back

FTX's debtors are confidentially contacting "political figures, political action funds and other recipients."

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Al Jazeera

What is the post-FTX future of cryptocurrency?

Cryptocurrencies, experts say, have mainly been speculative, which only worked as long as real dollars were there.

Fortune

An FBI ace on how to build an airtight case against SBF

Gregory Coleman ran the criminal investigation against Jordan Belfort, and helped seize assets that went back to Bernie Madoff victims.

ABC News

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried to reverse decision on contesting extradition

Sam Bankman-Fried is expected to appear in court in the Bahamas on Monday to reverse his decision to contest extradition to the United States, where he faces fraud charges, a person familiar with the matter said.

The Texas Tribune

More Texans give away campaign donations from Sam Bankman-Fried and other FTX affiliates

Earlier this month, The Texas Tribune reported that Beto O’Rourke had given back a $1 million donation that Bankman-Fried had donated to his campaign.

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Roll Call

Bankman-Fried made Agriculture panel members focus of campaign support

Sam Bankman-Fried and other FTX employees put House and Senate Agriculture panel members at the focus of campaign spending and donations.

Tribune News Service

FTX political contributions flowed to Texans in both parties in 2022 midterm elections

WASHINGTON — Two super PACs associated with disgraced cryptocurrency tycoon Samuel Bankman-Fried pumped more than $2.7 million into a Dallas congressional race, helping Democrat Jasmine Crockett top a crowded primary field and coast to election last month.

The Guardian - UK

FTX ally warned authorities days before Bankman-Fried arrest

Ryan Salame told the Bahamian securities commission that funds were being used improperly

Financial Times

‘It just kinda went crazy’: FTX’s lavish spending highlights lack of controls

Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto group showered employees with perks before collapsing into bankruptcy

The Texas Tribune

Beto O’Rourke returned $1 million check from FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried

O’Rourke’s campaign said they gave the money back before the company’s scandals became widely public, because they were taken aback by such a large unsolicited donation.

Fortune

Congress will be taking a closer look at Sam Bankman-Fried’s political spending spree

The former FTX CEO became the Democratic party’s top donor apart from George Soros during the last election cycle.

Fortune

Politicians spurn contributions from bankrupt crypto exchange FTX and its former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried

SBF had donated close to $40 million in the 2021–2022 cycle, according to OpenSecrets.

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